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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　The alarm clock rang 　1 　close to his 　2 　. He put 　3 　his hand and turned off the alarm. For some minutes he lay there, 　4 　. “I must get up,” he thought. 　5 　he sat up and 　6 　his feet to the 　7 　. He took 　8 　his pyjamas (睡衣), 　9 　on the slippers (拖鞋), walked over to the basin, and turned on the hot tap (水龙头). He 　10 　back the curtains and looked 　11 　into the street. As he watched, the postman came up the road and handed out the post. Quickly he turned off the 　12 　, slipped on his dressing-gown (晨服), and 　13 　downstairs. There was a letter 　14 　Jane. He sat down at the lowest step and opened the 　15 　. “My dear,” she began. “After our talk 　16 　week, this letter will come as a surprise, I 　17 　you that I 　18 　look after myself, that my career (事业) must come, that I didn't know what to do well, I've 　19 　my mind. I will 　20 　after all...”

　He sat there at the 　21 　of the stairs,unable to understand the full truth. Suddenly the kitchen door opened, and his land-lady appeared. “Well, well, Mr Mike,” she said, “that is a strange 　22 　to read your letter,to be sure...” She broke off as she noticed how 　23 　he looked. “Not bad 　24 　I hope?”

　He looked at her 　25 　a smile spreading across his face. “No...good news,” he said, “I'm going to get married.”

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1． A． slowly	B． happily	C． loudly	D． coldly	[　　]
2． A． head	B． arm	C． body	D． nose	[　　]
3． A． down	B． off	C． on	D． out	[　　]
4． A． whistling	B． singing	C． sleeping	D． half-awake	[　　]
5． A． But	B． That	C． Thus	D． There	[　　]
6． A． lifted	B． raised	C． lowered	D． rose	[　　]
7． A． floor	B． bed	C． blanket	D． couch (沙发)	[　　]
8． A． away	B． on	C． off	D． in	[　　]
9． A． putting	B． put	C．getting	D．get	[　　]
10．A． pushed	B． broke	C． turned	D． drew	[　　]
11．A． out	B．round	C． back	D． behind	[　　]
12．A． clock	B． tap	C． light	D． radio	[　　]
13．A． broke	B． get	C． hurried	D． came	[　　]
14．A． from	B． in	C． of	D． for	[　　]
15．A． bag	B． book	C． paper	D． envelope (信封)	[　　]
16．A． next	B． the	C． other	D． last	[　　]
17．A． spoke	B． say	C． talked	D． told	[　　]
18．A． can	B． could	C． able	D． able to	[　　]
19．A． did	B． made	C． changed	D． done	[　　]
20．A． marry	B． marry to	C．marry with	D．be marrying	[　　]
21．A． below	B． top	C． beginning	D． middle	[　　]
22．A． ideas	B． place	C． thought	D． stair	[　　]
23．A． pleased	B． glad	C． happy	D． serious	[　　]
24．A． news	B． feeling	C． accident	D． matter	[　　]
25．A． of	B． for	C． with	D． at	[　　]

—Mary has known the secret.

—No. ______, she wouldn’t have kept silent at the meeting.

A.　　  As a result　　　　　　   　　　　　　   　　   

B.　　  In that case

C.　　  After all    　　　　　　   　　　　　　  

D.　　 In fact

 

　　Do you have any childhood fears? The writer of this passage will describe what he felt in her childhood．

　　As a child, I was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost; these fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments．

　　Maybe it was the strange 　1　 things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that 　2　 me so much．There was never total 　3　 , but a streetlight or passing car lights 　4　 clothes hung over a chair take on the 　5　 of a wild animal．Out of the corner of my 　6　．, I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no 　7　 ．A tiny sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight．My 　8　 would run wild, and my heart would beat fast．I would 　9　 very still so that the enemy would not discover me．

　　Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, 　10　 on the way home from school．Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home ?that was no 　11　 After school, 　12　 , when all the buses were 　13　 up along the street, I was afraid that I'd get on the wrong one and be taken to some 　14　 neighborhood．On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn't 　15　 the leaders out of my sight．

　　Perhaps one of the worst fears 　16　 all I had as a child was that of not being liked or 　17　 by others．Being popular was so important to me 　18　 , and the fear of not being liked was a 　19　 one．

　　One of the processes (过程) of growing up is being able to 　20　 and overcome our fears．Understanding the things that frightened us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life．

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